Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9642 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Peru stood at 0.9642 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9057 GPI, in 1970.
Peru ranks 164th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9057 GPI | 0.9057 GPI | 0.9057 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9568 GPI | 0.9568 GPI | 0.9568 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.9969 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9952 GPI | 0.9642 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Peru was 0.9642 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2004.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9057 GPI in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.